Jesús Reyes (footballer, born 1982)

Jesús Reyes
Personal information
Full name Jesús Reyes Guadalupe
Date of birth 21 March 1982
Place of birth Chincha Alta, Peru
Date of death 24 September 2017(2017-09-24) (aged 35)
Place of death Lima, Peru
Position Forward
Youth career
Sporting Cristal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Juan Aurich
2001 Sporting Cristal B
2003 UTC
2004–2005 Sport Áncash
2006 U. César Vallejo
2007 Froebel Deportes
2008 ADT
2008–2009 Sport Huancayo
2011 Deportivo Municipal
2011 Pacífico FC
2012–2015 Alianza Universidad
2016 Unión Tarapoto
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesús Reyes Guadalupe (21 March 1982 – 24 September 2017) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward.

Biography

Playing career

A product of Sporting Cristal's youth academy, Jesús Reyes Guadalupe struggled to break into the first team and had to settle for playing with the B team in the second division in 2001.[1]

He had the opportunity to distinguish himself at clubs in the interior of the country, including Sport Áncash, Sport Huancayo, and especially Alianza Universidad, where he finished as the second division's top scorer twice, in 2012 and 2013.[2]

Although he has never been called up to the Peruvian national team, he has a few caps for the U17 and U20 national teams.[3]

Death

He died following a heart attack on September 24, 2017, during a football match with friends in the Rímac District of Lima.[4]

Honours

Sport Áncash

Sport Huancayo

Alianza Universidad

References

  1. ^ Kenny Romero (13 December 2014). "Sporting Cristal B: Celestito con límite" [Sporting Cristal B: Celestito with a limit]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "El fútbol peruano de luto: falleció exgoleador de Segunda Jesús Reyes" [Peruvian football mourns: former Second Division striker Jesús Reyes has passed away]. América Televisión (in Spanish). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Exgoleador de la Segunda División Jesús Reyes falleció este domingo" [Former Second Division top scorer Jesús Reyes passed away this Sunday]. Depor (in Spanish). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Jesús Reyes, exfutbolista de Sporting Cristal, falleció de paro cardiaco en pleno partido en el Rímac" [Jesús Reyes, former Sporting Cristal footballer, died of cardiac arrest during a match in Rímac]. Líbero (in Spanish). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2025.